"He Never Lived There": Bangladesh Official On Demolition Of Satyajit Ray's Ancestral House

The demolition of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Bangladesh's Mymensingh has been halted, and the authorities have formed a committee to look into how it can be reconstructed. This comes after India expressed concern over the ongoing demolition of Mr Ray's ancestral house in Bangladesh. 

Faisal Mahmud, minister (press), Bangladesh High Commission, told NDTV that Ray never lived in the Mymensingh house. 

"His grandfather Upendrakishore probably never lived here. He used to live in Kotiadi in the neighbouring Kishorganj district. His house there is a protected structure. We have 531 protected structures in our heritage list. This house belongs to Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury's ancestor. It is an oversight by the Mymensingh administration that this was not included in that heritage list, so it was not a protected structure," he said.